Legal Opinion

Sims v. Sims

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided July 15, 2014No. 2013-CA-00885-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Covington County Chancery Court granted Constance Sims a divorce from Stephen Sims on the ground of felony incarceration. The court also awarded physical custody of the couple’s minor child to Constance and divided the marital property. Constance appeals and argues that the chancery court erred: (1) in classifying the marital home as a marital asset, and (2) in failing address Constance’s alternative request for alimony in her motion to amend the final judgment. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. Constance and Stephen married on August 15,1998. The couple…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. FergusonMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Hemsley v. HemsleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Johnson v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Century 21 Deep South Prop., Ltd. v. CorsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  5. A & L, INC. v. GranthamMississippi Supreme Court · 1999

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